June 10, 1991 started off as an ordinary day. Jaycee Dugard, 11 years old at the time, was wearing her favorite all pink outfit. Her mom had left for work early and Jaycee, shy as a child, was worrying about an upcoming field trip while walking up a hill, against traffic to the school bus […]
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Travel to Africa: The Pleasures and Perils
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been discussing the pleasures and perils of some of the spots Jess Kimball passes through in Fatal Bond: A Jess Kimball Thriller. I blogged recently about Spain and Gibraltar. From Gibraltar, Jess flies onward to Africa where she spends time in several African countries. Africa is known for its […]
New Book Cover! Next Hunt for Jack Reacher Book!
I am thrilled to reveal to you my first book of 2018 and my next brand new release in the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series! Authorized and Recommended by Lee Child! Diane Capri’s Award-winning and Bestselling Hunt for Jack Reacher Series continues! “Make some coffee. You’ll read all night.” Lee Child, #1 New York […]
Travel to Gibraltar: The Pleasures and Perils
In Fatal Bond of my Jess Kimball Thriller Series, Jess takes a road trip to Gibraltar enroute to Africa. She recognizes the famous Rock of Gibraltar but then is immediately on her way to Africa with no time to enjoy the pleasures — or experience the perils — of Gibraltar. Gibraltar is British territory […]
Mystery Man in Lake Michigan Identified
Were you following the story of the body found in Lake Michigan a few summers ago? As a snowbird who spends my summers in Michigan, and as a mystery/thriller/suspense author, the story of course caught my interest. Michael Flint of Trace Evidence and Blood Trails specializes in finding mysterious people, dead or alive. This real […]
Quirks of Staten Island, From A Thriller Author’s Perspective
Staten Island, one of the biggest of New York’s five boroughs, plays a part in my latest Jack Reacher novel, Jack the Reaper. Have you been to Staten Island? It’s an interesting part of New York because it’s the city’s second largest borough size-wise, but is one of the least populated. Which explains how there’s […]
Travel to Spain: The Pleasures and Perils
In Fatal Bond, Jess Kimball has international adventures across Spain, Gibraltar, and Africa. Her adventures are filled with car chases, near misses and near death experiences, but in each spot she finds a small oasis as peril looms. In Spain, Jess stops at a local restaurant and wolfs down tapas and beer mixed with lemonade, […]
The Threat of Malaria on Jess Kimball’s Journey
Jess Kimball gave her word to help a friend’s son – and her word is her bond. Follow Jess Kimball into Spain and Africa in her latest thriller, Fatal Bond, where she encounters threats on her life — and a life threatening disease: malaria, one of the most severe public health problems worldwide. Malaria is a mosquito […]
The Most Staggering Statistic About Plane Safety
If you’ve read my books, you know how important air travel is to many of my storylines. You might also know that FBI Special Agent Kim Otto, the star of my Hunt for Jack Reacher series, doesn’t love flying. She boards the planes and flies because it’s the most efficient way to find Jack Reacher — and to do […]
“Never Give Up”: Good Or Bad Advice?
If you’re like many of us, you’re making a New Year’s Resolution right about now. How long will it last? To what lengths should you go to achieve it? Winston Churchill’s famous quote about “never, never, never” giving up may come to mind: “Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great […]
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